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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-6

…ice marks or European Union trade marks registered in accordance with Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-5

…2008-588 of 19 June 2008, No. 2015-1281 of 13 October 2015, No. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, and No. 2017-631 of 25 April 2017, with the exception of Articles R. 1244-1 and R. 1244-6, and subject to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D2224-34

…d suppliers of electricity at the regulated tariffs mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 121-5 du code de l'énergie titulaires d'un contrat de concession communiquer à l'autorité concédante,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L754-5

…26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-13 article 209 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 L. 313-14 and L. 313-15 Act no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-16 law no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29

The amount of the contributions and the rates provided for in 4° of II of Article L. 621-5-3 are set as follows:1° The contribution payable by the persons mentioned in the first and second paragraphs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D773-22

…In the wording resulting from the decreeD. 533-2-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 533-3 to D. 533-5No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-11 with the exception of its 5th and 6th paragraphsn° 2021-941 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D774-22

…In the wording resulting from the decreeD. 533-2-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 533-3 to D. 533-5No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-11 with the exception of its 5th and 6th paragraphsn° 2021-941 o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-1

…ffences provided for in this Code, the alerts provided for in Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D773-20

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 532-36n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 532-37 with the exception of III and IVNo. 2021-941 of 15 July 2021D…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D774-20

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the version resulting from the decreeD. 532-36n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 532-37 with the exception of III and IVNo. 2021-941 of 15 July 2021D…

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